"The way Kathy-Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus"
This being the first Grammy award win for Mr. West, we here at The Ballstreet found it fitting to do some research.
The single "Jesus Walks" received immense praise from critics for its open embracement of faith in the face of the oft-secular music industry, with many expressing their astonishment that such an overtly religious song was embraced by radio.
"So here go my single, dog, radio needs this/They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus/That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes/But if I talk about God my record won't get played, huh?"
This is directly taken from West's experiences when he was struggling to get signed onto a record label; many executives turned him down after he played a "Jesus Walks" demo for them.
They reasoned that he did not conform to the stereotypes associated with mainstream hip-hop and therefore was not easily marketable. Many of his friends in the music industry also warned him that while the song was outstanding, it would never make it to radio.- A testament to not letting anyone tell you that you cannot accomplish a goal,as long as you believe in yourself your boundaries are limitless.
The single off his College Dropout Album, was accompanied by three separate music videos, each of which visually interpreted a portion of its multifaceted context in different ways. "Jesus Walks" continues to be a crowd favorite and stands as one of the most-performed songs by Mr. West, who has included it within all of his headlining tours.
At the 47th Grammy Awards, "Jesus Walks" was awarded the Grammy for Best Rap Song. Rolling Stone named the song #19 on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade. It was also added on the 2010 updated list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", coming in at #273.
Here is the second version of this video.
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